Geez, I shop at Wal-Mart all the time. I am a terrible, terrible person. Sorry, but the temptation is just too great, with one Wal-Mart 1.7 miles from my apartment and another 1 mile away in the opposite direction!

I don't understand the comment about racism. In the two local Wal-Marts, there are many employees of color; I haven't counted or anything but the employees of various colors may well outnumber the employees of Caucasian-American ethnicity.

So far I've only seen one obviously physically handicapped employee and one obviously mentally challenged employee, but of course I can't guess which employees are not-so-obviously handicapped or challenged. I agree with Art that the aisles are not kept clear for access via wheelchair or motorized cart; in some cases, it's not easy to maneuver a regular shopping cart through them! Many's the time I've had to walk several yards out of my way to find an opening between pallets that would allow me to cross an aisle, and walking's not always a picnic for me either!

I also agree that the "greeter" is intensely annoying.

As for the complaints about employee mistreatment, the taking of jobs from other sectors of the marketplace, the practices that put mom-and-pop stores out of business, and similar "moral issues": it's cathartic to complain, but these complaints are wasted here. If you really want the situation to change, write your congressman! ...a lot!!